North Eastern PA Report

  DISTRICT 2 BOYS TOP 10 (games through January 27)     Hazleton Area (13-1) 6A Scranton Prep (13-3) 4A Abington Heights (14-2) 5A Dallas (12-2) 5A Scranton (12-5) 6A Nanticoke Area (12-3) 4A Wyoming Seminary (13-3) 3A Williamsport (9-6) 6A Holy Redeemer (10-4) 3A Crestwood (10-5) 5A   OTHERS TO WATCH Berwick (9-6), Delaware Valley […]

  BOYS PLAYERS OF THE WEEK   Jawane Buckner (5-9 senior guard) has helped Wilkes-Barre Meyers surge toward the top of the Wyoming Valley Conference Division 2 standings.  In last week’s postponement-filled schedule, he netted 15 points in a crossover loss to Crestwood.  The next day, he scored 18 points with 3 triples in a non-league […]

  lackawanna league (first half playoffs)   Division 3 Holy Cross 53, Mid Valley 44 Carbondale Area HS , 1/27 @ 3:30 pm   Division 4 Susquehanna 48, Montrose 39 Carbondale Area HS, 1/27 @ 2 pm    

  DISTRICT 2 BOYS DIVISION ANALYSIS     (games through 1/24)     WYOMING VALLEY CONFERENCE     DIVISION 1 Hazleton Area (8-0, 12-1)  6A Dallas (6-1, 11-2)  5A Crestwood (6-2, 10-4)  5A Wyoming Valley West (2-5, 4-9)  5A Pittston Area (1-7, 2-12)  5A Wilkes-Barre Coughlin (0-7, 2-11)  5A   Hazleton Area remained perfect in Division 1 at […]

  DISTRICT 2 GIRLS DIVISION ANALYSIS     (games through 1/22)     WYOMING VALLEY CONFERENCE     DIVISION 1 Crestwood (7-2, 10-4)  5A Dallas (5-3, 10-3)  4A Hazleton Area (5-3, 9-5)  6A Wyoming Valley West (4-4, 7-7)  5A Pittston Area (3-5, 6-7)  5A Wilkes-Barre Coughlin (0-8, 1-13)  5A   Following their win Monday night, Crestwood maintained their […]

  DISTRICT 2 BOYS TOP 10  (games through January 20) Hazleton Area (10-1) 6A Scranton Prep (11-3) 4A Abington Heights (11-2) 5A Dallas (10-2) 5A Scranton (9-5) 6A Nanticoke Area (9-2) 4A Wyoming Seminary (10-3) 3A Holy Redeemer (8-3) 3A Williamsport (8-5) 6A Wyoming Area (9-2) 4A   OTHERS TO WATCH Berwick (7-5), Carbondale (7-6), […]

  UPCOMING DISTRICT 2 BOYS GAMES   TUESDAY, 1/16 all games postponed   WEDNESDAY, 1/17 all games postponed     THURSDAY, 1/18 West Scranton 64 at Valley View 47 (LL-1) Scranton Prep 73 at North Pocono 37 (LL-1/2 crossover) Dunmore 39 at Holy Cross 55 (LL-3) Lakeland 53 at Carbondale 62 (LL-3) Susquehanna 50 at Lackawanna Trail 48 (LL-4) […]

  Congratulations !!! 1,000 point scorers     Draig Ruff Wyoming Valley West Spartans     Reese Mensinger Berwick Lady Bulldogs          

Their combined basketball traditions include generations of passionate eastern PA hoops followers.  Both schools are among the largest enrollments in the entire state.  And while the entire Reading community wildly celebrated their first-ever state championship after a 64-60 win over Pine-Richland last March, Hazleton Area fans again watched another stellar season abruptly end in the […]

  DISTRICT 2 BOYS TOP 10  (games through 1/13) Hazleton Area (9-0) 6A Scranton Prep (8-3) 4A Abington Heights (10-2) 5A Dallas (9-2) 5A Scranton (8-4) 6A Holy Redeemer (8-2) 3A Nanticoke Area (8-2) 4A Wyoming Seminary (9-3) 3A Williamsport (8-4) 6A Wyoming Area (8-2) 4A   OTHERS TO WATCH Berwick (6-4), Crestwood (6-4), Delaware […]

UPCOMING DISTRICT 2 BOYS GAMES   SATURDAY, 1/6 Dallas 57 at Pittston Area 39 (WVC-1) Scranton Prep 62 vs. West Scranton 40 @ Scranton HS (LL-1) Valley View 63 at Scranton 76 (LL-1) Delaware Valley 38 at Abington Heights 61 (LL-1/2 crossover) Western Wayne 17 at Honesdale 59 (LL-2) North Pocono 52 at Wallenpaupack 27 (LL-2) Mid Valley 48 at […]

  DISTRICT 2 GIRLS DIVISION ANALYSIS     (games through 1/12)     WYOMING VALLEY CONFERENCE     DIVISION 1 Hazleton Area (4-0, 7-2)  6A Crestwood (4-1, 7-3)  5A Dallas (3-2, 8-2)  4A Pittston Area (2-3, 5-5)  5A Wyoming Valley West (2-3, 5-6)  5A Wilkes-Barre Coughlin (0-5, 1-10)  5A   With their come-from-behind 55-42 home win over Dallas […]

  DISTRICT 2 BOYS DIVISION ANALYSIS     (games through 1/11)     WYOMING VALLEY CONFERENCE     DIVISION 1 Hazleton Area (4-0, 8-0)  6A Dallas (4-0, 9-1)  5A Crestwood (2-2, 5-4)  5A Pittston Area (1-3, 2-8)  5A Wilkes-Barre Coughlin (0-3, 2-7)  5A Wyoming Valley West (0-3, 2-7)  5A   A bit of separation is already beginning to […]

  BOYS PLAYERS OF THE WEEK   Josh Samec (6-8 senior forward) is one of several standout players for #3 state-ranked Hazleton Area (8-0), the only remaining undefeated District 2 boys’ team.  An aggressive player who excels all over the floor, Samec has helped power the Cougars to a 77.6 ppg scoring average.  He scored […]

  BOYS CLASSIFICATION CHANGES   Honesdale (4A to 5A) Lake-Lehman (4A to 3A) Susquehanna (1A to 2A)       GIRLS CLASSIFICATION CHANGES   Wilkes-Barre GAR (3A to 4A) Hanover Area (3A to 4A) Wyoming Seminary (2A to 3A) Holy Cross (3A to 2A)